Distribution, Size, and Shape of Abdominal Aortic Calcified Deposits and Their Relationship to Mortality in Postmenopausal Women

Figure 3

Left: a schematic visualization of a plaque similar to what can be seen in histology. The calcified plaque (light blue) is surrounded by an area of necrotic tissue (gray). Right: the simulated area tries to imitate the area of necrotic tissue (green) as seen in histology by a morphological dilation (visualized by circles) of the calcified plaque (light blue).